Reference: Minnesota Law, §268.18 Subd.6
The Minnesota Unemployment Insurance (UI) Program uses various methods to detect benefit overpayments, including a computer cross match to compare quarterly wages reported by employers with benefit payments made to applicants. Auditors verify return-to-work dates and wages reported by applicants, investigate benefit charge issues raised by employers, and follow up on tips from the public.
The UI Program keeps records of all benefit overpayments. Detection of overpayments results in reduced charges to employer accounts. Methods used to recover overpayments include: